Monthly Archives: October 2010

Learning to tie a Bowline


DSC_0018, originally uploaded by hergan family. By the end of today’s sailing adventure – everyone should know how to tie a Bowline. I am interested to see if they can do it next time.

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John at the helm


DSC_0007, originally uploaded by hergan family. Meeting interesting people is one of the best parts of sailing. John joined our crew for the first time. A transplant from the midwest who learned to sail in Lightnings on the Mississippi River.

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Double Impeller failure ends hopes of racing today


DSC_0089, originally uploaded by hergan family. Just a mile from the club, the overheating alarm sounded and we shut down the engine. At first, I thought we just picked up a piece of trash in the intake but it was … Continue reading

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Solaris and the rising sun


DSC_0004, originally uploaded by hergan family.

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Preparing to race. 8 am at the yacht club.


DSC_0001, originally uploaded by hergan family.

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